Specialty contractors in ENR’s Texas and Southeast region had a very strong 2024. Together, the top 15 companies on the list of top specialty contractors in the region posted revenue of $13.63 billion last year, up 42% from 2023.
This year’s list merges two former regions: Texas and Louisiana, which covers Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas, and the Southeast, which includes Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Puerto Rico. Rankings are based on company revenue in 2024.
Across the 113 companies ranked, revenue rose 33% to $25.5 billion, beating growth of 26% a year earlier. During the same period, average revenue per company increased by 22%, following growth of 24% in 2023. Continuing this trend, companies grew on average more than 51% from 2022.
Electrical contractors drove much of the increase, posting revenue of $9.09 billion in 2024, up 73% from $5.24 billion in 2023. Transportation-related work also expanded, with revenue up 51% to $1.26 billion. These figures highlight strong demand in various sectors, from industrial and energy projects to large-scale infrastructure.
MMR Group, named this year’s ENR Texas and Louisiana Specialty Contractor of the Year, exemplified the momentum present in the electrical and instrumentation sector.
The Baton Rouge-based company posted revenue of $2.3 billion nationwide by 2024, up nearly 67% from the previous year. James “Pepper” Rutland, the company’s founder, chairman and CEO, credited the growth to robust activity in liquefied natural gas, data center and artificial intelligence projects while maintaining a focus on core E&I work.
“Instead of going into other sectors that maybe we’re not good at, we’ve strived for excellence in trying to be the best electrical contractor,” Rutland said.
Following MMR’s lead, Primoris Services Corp., ENR Texas and Louisiana’s 2024 Specialty Contractor of the Year, continues to experience strong demand for large, heavy infrastructure projects. “We are seeing strong, above-trend opportunities tied to AI campuses and hyperscale data centers,” says Koti Vadlamudi, president and CEO. Many initiatives that were recently just concepts are now fully funded, enabled and actively underway across the region, he adds.
“Projects are increasingly complex and infrastructure-heavy: power generation, battery storage, power transmission, substations, fiber, everything works in parallel. And owners want it delivered quickly,” Vadlamudi says, highlighting the need for contractors able to scale to meet multiple scopes and demanding deadlines.
The high pace and scale, along with the strong performance of the region’s specialty contractors in the electrical, transportation and industrial sectors, sets the stage for a closer look at the specialty contractor ranking companies and distribution tables highlighting specialty work by state and sector.
